The Ohio SOAP USAS and USPS Agents will be shipped as a separate zip file. The location of the extracted files does not affect the installation process.
When the files are extracted, they should be placed in a separate folder for each agent and version. It is recommended that they extracted into a directory including the version number of the agent. For example: C:/SIFAgents/USPS-SIF-2-0-0Each folder contains an agent.cfg xml file. This file contains mappings configurations and agent settings. The agent ID by default is USAS, and USPS.
To install the agent, follow this steps:
- Create a directory to contain the new agent. For example:
C:/SIFAgents/usps-soap-n.n.n. - Download the kit from SSDT download web site (as described in the Release page) and place it in the new directory
- If upgrading from a previous version, copy the
agent.cfgfile from the previous install directory into the new directory. This will preserve zone and SOAP settings from the earlier configuration. - From a command prompt, launch the agent standalone:
Code Block language bash > cd C:/SIFAgents/{installdirectory} > java -jar RunAgentStandalone.jar
If the agent starts without errors, then press CTRL-C to terminate the agent then follow the instructions for installing the Installing a SOAP Agent as a Windows Service